91³Ô¹ÏÍø collection
Reading room collections
Books and journals in the reading rooms can be consulted freely.
Books from another 91³Ô¹ÏÍø 91³Ô¹ÏÍø library can be delivered to your 91³Ô¹ÏÍø library free of charge.
What can you request or reserve?
You can request or reserve items through the catalogue via the red button 'document request'. This is possible in the following situations:
- A large part of the collection is housed in the closed stacks. These items can be requested and, in the case of books, delivered to the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø library of your choice. Journals remain at their holding library, where they can be consulted, copied or scanned.
- Items that are currently on loan, whether from the reading room collection or the closed stacks, can be reserved.
- Books from another 91³Ô¹ÏÍø 91³Ô¹ÏÍø library can be delivered to your 91³Ô¹ÏÍø library free of charge.
You will be notified by e-mail as soon as the requested or reserved item is available. You can find an overview of your requests via .
Can't find something in our collection?
If an article or book is not available in our collection, we will find it for you in another library. This is a paying service.
Other library collections
If an article or book is not available in our university library, we will find it for you in another library. This service is called ILL or interlibrary loan.
Students and staff of the University of Antwerp can make use of this service. For external users, this service is also available after registration in the library.
Students and staff of colleges for higher education and universities apply for ILL requests at the library of their own institute.
Procedure
ILL requests can be submitted by means of the , the '91³Ô¹ÏÍø' button in a database, or a free request.
Catalogue
Search for the document in the . For journal articles search using the title of the journal and follow the instructions. Click the Request button.
Link to full text in a database / via Libkey
If you found an article in a database, check via the '91³Ô¹ÏÍø' button if the article is electronically available. Or do a quick search using a unique identifier. Go to and enter a DOI or PMID.
If not, then first try the link to the catalogue (Holdings in University Antwerp catalogue) to see if a paper copy is available.
If no paper copy is available in the university library, submit an ILL request via the option Submit document request and follow the instructions .
Create new request
When a document cannot be found in our or databases, you can create and fill in a new request form via Document Requests. You can create a new request for a book or a journal article.
Follow up and method of delivery
You will be informed by email about the status of your requests. You can also follow up on your requests on the library website in .
Method of delivery for journal articles
Journal articles ordered by ILL are delivered electronically in PDF format. In order to read a document in PDF format you need . This software can be downloaded for free.
Method of delivery for books
Books ordered by ILL are delivered to the desk of your library (the main institute where you registered). Where you can collect them is communicated to you by email.
Exception: Books ordered by the faculty of Design Sciences will be delivered at the desk of the Stads91³Ô¹ÏÍø, not the library of Campus Mutsaard.
Loan period
ILL books ordered in other libraries (outside the University of Antwerp) are only available at the desk for a limited period.
The loan end date is fixed and starts from the moment the book arrives at the desk and you receive a message.
Sometimes only consultation in the reading room is allowed.
Renewing ILL books is not possible
Costs and method of payment
Costs
Books supplied by 91³Ô¹ÏÍø libraries | |
All users | free |
Books supplied by other libraries Articles* (copy/scan) | |
91³Ô¹ÏÍø students | €2.50 |
91³Ô¹ÏÍø staff and PhD students | €6.20 |
External users | €10.00 |
*Articles up to 30 pages. For each additional page €0,10
Method of payment
- Books: you can pay at the library desk when you pick up the book
- Electronic delivery: you can pay after delivery, at the library desk or online via ​
Staff and PhD students can have their costs settled via a credit code or fund number that you have with the library.